Asked by Pankaj Bhardwaj on Apr 27, 2024
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What is one way plantation slavery in the Americas differed from slavery in previous eras of human history?
A) Slavery in the Americas employed a 1:1 ratio of owners to slaves, which made desertion nearly impossible.
B) Labor on plantations was far more demanding, and the death rate of enslaved people in the Americas was much higher than in the household slavery common in Africa.
C) Prior to plantation slavery, slavery was largely associated with race.
D) Slavery was extremely rare before the development of plantation slavery in the Americas.
E) Individuals were chosen for field work by their ability to perform complicated tasks.
Plantation Slavery
A system of agriculture in the Americas where large farms or plantations relied on the forced labor of enslaved African people to grow crops like tobacco, sugar, and cotton from the 16th to the 19th century.
Death Rate
The number of deaths in a particular population, scaled to the size of that population, per unit of time.
Household Slavery
A form of slavery where enslaved individuals work primarily in the slave-owner's household, performing domestic tasks.
- Differentiate the characteristics of plantation slavery in the Americas from previous forms of slavery.
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Learning Objectives
- Differentiate the characteristics of plantation slavery in the Americas from previous forms of slavery.
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